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Side by Side: Scott education plans past and present

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC In the eight years that Gov. Phil Scott has been in office, his administration has produced two reports on reforming education in Vermont. These reports that are strikingly similar in conclusions, but very different in their origins. One was said to be the result of public input […]

TRSU began preparing for Trump budget cuts, funds freezes late last year

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles detailing the impact of the Trump administration’s actions on our communities. Because of fast moving directives from Washington, expect situations to be fluid.  If you would like to share your story, please email cprairie@chestertelegraph.org. By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC How will the […]

It’s GM ‘Grizzlies’ as students vote for new mascot

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC The polls have closed, the votes have been counted and the result is in. Green Mountain Union High School’s new mascot is the grizzly bear. GM Principal John Broadley told The Telegraph on Sunday that the 200 plus students who voted to chose from five candidates picked the […]

Cavendish board talks road projects, speed limits and transfer station improvements

By Lorien Strange © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC At Monday’s meeting of the Cavendish Select Board outgoing member George Timko thanked the board and said he hoped more people in Cavendish would get involved with local government. Timko has spent more than 20 years on the board and former board member Sandra Russo is running […]

Chester board denies driveway appeal, gets presentation on sidewalk study

By Shawn Cunningham ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC By a 3-1 vote last Wednesday, the Chester Select Board voted to deny an appeal by the owner of a Main Street property for a curb cut to install a new driveway. But while the vote sounds resolute, some board members spoke of how conflicted they were over […]

New GM High mascot to be chosen this week

  By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Mountain Union High School students will be selecting a new mascot this week, more than a year since a contentious series of school board meetings ended with the demise of the original controversial mascot, the Chieftain. The original, 50-year-old mascot was considered racist and outdated and […]

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    College News

    Two local undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Worcester, Mass., were named to the university’s fall 2024 Dean’s List. The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average. Instead, WPI students are named to the Dean’s List based on the […]

  • Op-ed: Be brave little state, defend public education

    Op-ed: Be brave little state, defend public education

    By John Castle Gov. Phil Scott has provided his shock and aw-shucks proposal for rescuing taxpayers and claiming to improve education along the way. Finding renewed hubris with the “red wave” of new Republicans in the State House and Democrats running scared, Gov. Scott is seizing the opportunity with a misguided overhaul of our public […]

  • To the editor: Share Heat fundraiser for Family Center an encouraging community event

    To the editor: Share Heat fundraiser for Family Center an encouraging community event

    It was encouraging to participate in the Share Heat fundraiser at Vermont Vines last Saturday, where dozens of people came together to raise money for the Chester-Andover Family Center. As the press release in The Chester Telegraph explained, the money will be available to local residents who have trouble paying their heating bills. It was […]

  • History of chocolate tea, talk and tasting Feb. 15

    History of chocolate tea, talk and tasting Feb. 15

    SEE UPDATED LOCATION Cavendish chocolatier Maren Muter is giving a free workshop on the history of chocolate at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the home of SuperRoasted Coffee, formerly Crow’s Bakery, 73 Depot St. in Proctorsville. Participants should arrive at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville, by 10 a.m. […]

  • To the editor: A teacher's view: Vermont legislature needs to ban cellphones from schools

    To the editor: A teacher’s view: Vermont legislature needs to ban cellphones from schools

    I am a science teacher at Green Mountain UHS in Chester. I urge you to support the Phone- and Social Media-Free Schools bill in the legislature (H.54 and S.21). When I first heard of such a bill, I thought it was over the top. But, I read the testimony from last session, reflected on my […]

  • To the editor: Cavendish Streetscapes' flower boxes vandalized

    To the editor: Cavendish Streetscapes’ flower boxes vandalized

    What is wrong with this picture to the right? There is only one flower box instead of three along the Depot Street bridge in Proctorsville. The missing boxes were smashed and tossed into the frozen river and looking over the railing, you can see the evidence of this crime. With generous support from the community, […]

  • Public meetings on TRSU school budgets scheduled

    Public meetings on TRSU school budgets scheduled

    To the TRSU Community: The Two Rivers Supervisory Union will be holding several meetings this month to discuss school budgets and answer questions. Estimated tax rates for each town will be provided. All meetings begin at 6 p.m. Meetings are scheduled as follows: Ludlow Forum:  Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Ludlow Elementary School, 45 Main St. […]

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    Op-ed: The education fund, taxes and tax rates

    By Layne Millington Superintendent, Two Rivers Supervisory Union As we look at the coming school year, it is crucial to understand the impact of last year’s legislated changes to education funding that lead to budget failures across the state. This was the first time that most Vermonters experienced such an unprecedented increase in taxes, and […]

  • Scott's ed plan gets pushback at Future of Ed Commission meeting

    Scott’s ed plan gets pushback at Future of Ed Commission meeting

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Zoie Saunders has had some bumpy days since moving to Vermont from Florida to take over the state’s Agency of Education. And Monday will go down as yet another one. During meetings of the State Board of Education and the Commission on the Future of Public Education […]

  • Chester Dems' Share Heat Fundraiser brings in $2,500 for Family Center heating aid program

    Chester Dems’ Share Heat Fundraiser brings in $2,500 for Family Center heating aid program

    The 19th annual Share Heat Fundraiser for the Chester-Andover Family Center, held on Sunday, Feb. 2, welcomed more than 75 people to Vermont Vines Vineyard and Winery in Rockingham. Guests enjoyed appetizers provided by the Chester Democratic Committee, the event sponsor, and a cash bar featuring wines by Vermont Vines. Following on-line Share Heat appeals […]

  • Proposed school district size baffles local education officials statewide

    Proposed school district size baffles local education officials statewide

    By Noah Diedrich Community News Service The Chester Telegraph was not involved in the reporting or editing of this story. In the years following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lamoille South Supervisory Union has faced an equally novel problem: helping kids readjust to school. “There was a distinct minority of students who had some very, very […]

  • Andover Select Board agenda for Feb.10

    Andover Select Board agenda for Feb.10

    The Andover Select Board will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2025 at the Andover Town Office, 953 Weston-Andover Road Below is the board’s agenda 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Act on Agenda. 3. Act on Minutes of January 27th meeting. 4. Public Comment (Time allowance: Five minutes per […]

  • Op-ed: Who funds local candidates?

    Op-ed: Who funds local candidates?

    By Madeline Bodin The candidates we elected to the state legislature are getting down to business in Montpelier, but it’s not too soon to learn from the last election. While the next two-year state election cycle has already officially begun, we can expect campaign signs to pop up on lawns again in about 18 months. […]

  • ESBR announces successful fund-raising campaign

    ESBR announces successful fund-raising campaign

    The Expeditionary School at Black River, located in Ludlow,  thanks the donors who supported 2024’s Giving Tuesday — End of Year Campaign. The Matching Funds Challenge goal of $10,000 was achieved, for a total of $22,675. An additional $15,000 was pledged by an annual angel donor who has supported this cause since before the annual […]

  • New work by local playwright to be read at Chester UU Church on Saturday

    New work by local playwright to be read at Chester UU Church on Saturday

    Springfield Community Players presents a staged reading of a new play based on the works of Agatha Christie at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the First Universalist Parish, 211 North St. in Chester’s Stone Village. The dramatic thriller features the enigmatic Mr. Quin, a little-known recurring character of Christie who helps to solve […]

  • Killarney's wings have won many prizes over the years

    The Killarney to hold 20th anniversary celebration Wednesday

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC This Wednesday evening, Feb. 5, The Killarney — the Irish pub at the foot of Okemo Mountain in Ludlow — will celebrate 20 years of bringing award winning chicken wings (in addition to other comfort foods like shepherd’s pie) Irish music and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Pub […]

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